CE Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge [L] Wed, 16th June 2021

[DracoM]

CE Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge [L]


Order of Service:


Introit: A prayer of King Henry VI (Ley)
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalms 82, 83, 84, 85 (Trent, Stonex, Parry, Jones)
First Lesson: Judges 6 vv.1-16
Canticles: Wood in E flat No 1
Second Lesson: Matthew 5 vv.13-24
Anthem: Save us, O Lord (Bairstow)
Te Deum: Ireland in F

Voluntary: Chorale Prelude on ‘Dundee’ (Parry)



Paul Greally (Organ Scholar)
Daniel Hyde (Director of Music)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wysk

[Magister Chori]

This one will be first Daniel Hyde's live CE broadcasting, if I recall correctly.

[cat]

No doubt a little too soon for anyone to notice anything on this broadcast, but there's been an interesting appointment behind the scenes - David Lowe who has been the choristers' singing teacher at St John's for nearly 30 years has moved down the road to join King's as Head of Singing, teaching both choristers and choral scholars. (He is replaced at St John's by Anita Morrison, singing teacher to the choristers of Westminster Cathedral for nearly 30 years). The role of such teachers can often be overlooked, so I thought these changes merited a mention.

[DracoM]

Wow! LOT to think about in that......talk about tectonic plates moving / politics or what!!

[DracoM]

Reminder: today @ 3.30 pm.

[Finzi4ever]

Why cannot R3 announcers be bothered to check pronunciation before they (mis)pronounce and annoy us poor, old pedants and/or embarrass themselves...?

[mw963]

Careful Finzi4ever, there are people on here who consider current Radio 3 Pres as the last word on the matter, and deplore the "old" style.

I could listen to Psalm chanting like this all day. Quite breathtakingly wonderful.

[Wolsey]

This one will be first Daniel Hyde's live CE broadcasting, if I recall correctly.

To continue the theme of old pedants: what was meant, I'm sure, is that this is the first BBC broadcast of CE by this choir under Daniel's direction.

[NHTL]

Careful Finzi4ever, there are people on here who consider current Radio 3 Pres as the last word on the matter, and deplore the "old" style.

I could listen to Psalm chanting like this all day. Quite breathtakingly wonderful.

I agree. Dare I say that the choir sounds better than even during the Willcocks era?

[Nick Armstrong]

I agree. Dare I say that the choir sounds better than even during the Willcocks era?

Dare, dare. I dare with ya!

Wonderfully sung.

[jonfan]

I agree. Dare I say that the choir sounds better than even during the Willcocks era?

It certainly does, far less hooty and more expressive. Built on the ‘old style’ to reach new heights.

[mw963]

Wonderful. Quite wonderful. The balance had a nice wide dynamic range too, I've wondered in some CEs recently whether there hasn't been some (admittedly very) gentle compression on the highest peaks, which has been a pity if I am right.

I rather like doing without a Dismissal. Nice to go straight from Te Deum to Voluntary without dog-collar interruption.

[Nick Armstrong]

Built on the ‘old style’ to reach new heights.

Precisely

[Finzi4ever]

I could listen to Psalm chanting like this all day. Quite breathtakingly wonderful.

Agreed, especially considering all unacc. and using very traditional chants that can pall if not sung to perfection.

[Finzi4ever]

What was the 'ping' on the dominant just before the collects?